My study has now been published in JEPOP! I test whether political parties influence public opinion even for non-supporters...and it turns out that they do, quite powerfully. We don't hold parties accountable as much as we think! Check it out: doi.org/10.1080/174572…

We just wrapped up another great Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) conference. I presented my work developing new ways to use LLMs to classify the ideology of news articles. Thanks to the organizers at TCD Political Science, PSAI, and new and old friends!

Thank you to MZES Uni Mannheim and the organizers for a fascinating workshop on "New Perspectives on Prime Ministers." Dr. Jan Berz and I presented our research on the effects of technocratic government ministers on democratic #accountability. #technocrats #cabinets #Democracy

I'm starting a new thing where I'll tweet about the real-world implications of my research every once in a while. It will be called "Who Cares?" In a time of skepticism toward #Science and #research, it's more important than ever to show *how* research matters. Coming soon! 😊

Thanks to TCD Political Science, @TCD_SSP, and Trinity College Dublin for highlighting my PhD research about how media influences voting behaviour! 😀 Please check it out: tcd.ie/Political_Scie…

🔍New Research ✍️ PhD Researcher Lucas Paulo da Silva has published an article with The Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (Taylor & Francis Research Insights). Read the article 👉tinyurl.com/2yv98ak6 @TCD_SSP #politicalscience Trinity Research

🧐New Research 🧐 How does the media affect the way we vote? PhD Researcher Lucas Paulo da Silva explores this in a new article published by Political Behavior 👏 🔗Read the article here: tinyurl.com/yc622vhu #politics @TCD_SSP Trinity Research

Thanks #COMPTEXT2025 for a great conference in #Vienna! I presented (1) a new method -- "MQ-Class" -- for LLM-classifying the full spectrum of media ideology and (2) my project mapping the 2D structure of global media ideology. Great people, panels, and most importantly food!

My favorite quote from my upcoming study (which maps the ideology of global media) has gotta be: "My eventual dataset represents 26 countries from all continents except Antarctica." Sorry, penguins!🐧

A study of the Liverpool boycott of The Sun newspaper following the Hillsborough disaster, led by Lucas Paulo da Silva, has found it shaped perceptions of political parties and made people more left wing. Read more at: tcd.ie/news_events/ar…